A slick sci-fi CG animated short film created over seven months by talented 22 year old artist Kaleb Lechowski.
Voile Noir
http://vimeo.com/44655380
Four French art students deliver some great action sequences with superb animation timing.
Lisa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=wx1j9ZmVXyA
A character piece about a quirky roboticist’s obsessive quest for perfection.
Candid discussions and anecdotes about filmmaking, the business, and anything under the sun…
The Hollywood Reporter Roundtables:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/videos/thr-roundtables-4462
Jon Favreau’s Dinner For Five:
http://www.youtube.com/user/DinnerForFive
Jerry Seinfeld’s Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee:
http://comediansincarsgettingcoffee.com/
Here is a bit of filmmaking inspiration…
‘Tempo’ by Red Giant:
http://vimeo.com/55240799
“In this new Red Giant short film, from the creators of Plot Device, a scientist must prevent a new, powerful technology from falling into the wrong hands”
‘The Girl Is Mime - Starring Martin Freeman’ by Tim Bunn:
http://vimeo.com/53937936
“Did the mime commit the crime? Clive Buckle is being questioned about the murder of his wife. Interrogation brings back a slew of memories, some good, some bad…some sexy. The police are convinced he did it, they just need a weapon; but Clive’s saying nothing.”
Evan Luzi, camera assistant and prolific blogger, has a series of articles on The Black and Blue about deciphering the film slate. Evan tries to demystify the clapper board for budding filmmakers with examples of good & bad habits, industry standards, and when it’s ok to break the rules.
Deciphering the Film Slate (Part 1): What to Write on a Clapperboard
http://www.theblackandblue.com/2012/11/05/deciphering-film-slate-1
Deciphering the Film Slate (Part 2): Pickups, Plates, MOS, and More
http://www.theblackandblue.com/2012/11/09/deciphering-film-slate-2
Deciphering the Film Slate (Part 3): Twelve Examples of a Completed Slate
http://www.theblackandblue.com/2012/11/16/deciphering-film-slate-3
Shane Hurlbut ASC has a ton of great filmmaking and cinematography info on his Hurlblog. Here are few of my favourite posts from the past few months:
Polarizing Filters: Powerful Filmmaking Tools
http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2012/08/polarizing-filters-powerful-filmmaking-tools/
Storytelling through Composition Part 1
http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2012/08/storytelling-through-composition/
Storytelling through Composition Part 2
http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2012/08/storytelling-through-composition-part-2/
Why a ShoulderCam Should Be Heavy
http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2012/10/why-a-shouldercam-should-be-heavy/
How to Light for Specific Camera Blocking: Master to Close-up
http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2012/11/how-to-light-for-specific-camera-blocking-master-to-close-up/
I’ve added a new page, Canon EF 50mm 1.8 focus ring mod, demonstrating how to get a follow focus gear ring belt snugly attached to a Canon “thrifty fifty”.
Shutter Angle has a great series of articles that “will attempt to examine in some detail the various characteristics of the cinematic look and then explore how they relate to the image of video capturing devices”.
Cinematic Look, Part 1: Aspect Ratio, Sensor Size and Depth of Field
http://www.shutterangle.com/2012/cinematic-look-aspect-ratio-sensor-size-depth-of-field/
Cinematic Look, Part 2: Frame Rate and Shutter Speed
http://www.shutterangle.com/2012/cinematic-look-frame-rate-shutter-speed/
Cinematic Look, Part 3: Dynamic Range
http://www.shutterangle.com/2012/cinematic-look-dynamic-range/
Cinematic Look, Part 4: Film Grain
http://www.shutterangle.com/2012/cinematic-look-film-grain/
Canon Picture Styles: Shooting Flat or Not?
http://www.shutterangle.com/2012/canon-picture-styles-shooting-flat-or-not/
Cinema and Reality, or Why 48 fps is Good for 3D Movies
http://www.shutterangle.com/2012/why-48-fps-is-good-for-3d-movies/
Frame Rate as Artistic Choice or What Can We Learn from Silent Films
http://www.shutterangle.com/2012/frame-rate-artistic-choice-silent-movies/
Here are a few links to some Creative Commons License and/or royalty/semi-copyright free audio and music for your video projects.
Derek R. Audette
http://derekaudette.ottawaarts.com/music.php
Incompetech
http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/collections.html
Josh Woodward
http://www.joshwoodward.com/music
Nine Inch Nails: Ghosts I-IV
http://ghosts.nin.com/main/home
Scott Buckley
http://www.scottbuckley.com.au/music
IndieV: Batch Prores Encoding in Windows 7 with FFmpeg and AnotherGUI
http://www.indiev.org/2012/batch-prores-encoding-in-windows-7-with-ffmpeg-and-anothergui/
Zeranoe FFmpeg (Windows builds): http://ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/builds/
AnotherGUI: http://www.stuudio.ee/anothergui/
Scriptwriting in the UK: Joss Whedon’s Top 10 Writing Tips
http://dannystack.blogspot.co.uk/2009/01/joss-whedons-top-10-writing-tips.html
IFC: The short filmmaker’s guide to short filmmaking
http://www.ifc.com/fix/2011/09/five-tips-for-short-filmmakers
Digital Films: 12 Tips for Better Film Editing
http://digitalfilms.wordpress.com/2008/12/16/12-tips-for-better-film-editing/
Raindance: 6 Tips For A Better Edit
http://www.raindance.co.uk/site/6-tips-for-a-better-film-edit
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